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Monday, November 27, 2006

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In This Issue:

Artist Lecture - Magdalene Odundo Mark McFadden named Director of CDC It Takes a Village to Have Safe Sex

REMINDER - Open Enrollment and Insurance Changes

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Artist Lecture - Magdalene Odundo

Event Date: 11/27/06 Event Time: 4:30pm

Location: HOLMES AUDITORIUM Visitng Artist Magdalene Odundo:

Professor of Ceramics

University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham, UK

"Professor Odundo, acclaimed as one of the world's leading ceramicists, is probably Kenya's most famous living artist."

NOTE LECTURE IS NOW IN HOLMES AUDITORIUM Attachment: Magdalene Odundo.pdf

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Mark McFadden named Director of CDC

I am pleased to announce that F. Mark McFadden has been appointed Director of the Career Development Center. Mark has served as acting director since April of 2006.

In the past year Mark has been elected President of the Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association.

MACCA also selected him as Outstanding Member of the Year in 2003 and 2004, and he won the Ross Narghang Award for Outstanding Dedication and Continued Commitment to MACCA in 2005.

Regionally, he's served as secretary to the Rochester Area Career Development Association. Mark has also been quite active on campus; students selected him for the Alfie award for oustanding staff contribution to student life in 2004 and he was selected the outstanding administrator in student affairs division that same year. Mark also coordinates the Children's Learning Initiative, a cooperative effort involving many faculty, staff and students across campus to facilitate educational and peer mentored opportunities for disadvantaged area middle-school children.

Through all this, he continues to run an

excellent career development center that is effective for students, alumni and employers.

Please join me in congratulating Mark McFadden.

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It Takes a Village to Have Safe Sex

Come by the Knight Club on 12/1 from 12-2 p.m. to experience the World AIDS Day: Mini-Summit.

Get a personal and global perspective on safer sex, activism, the global HIV epidemic, careers in health professions and the non-profit sector, and so much more! Brought to you the Counseling and Student Developement Center, Health and Wellness Education program, and many campus

organizations. Call x2300 for details.

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REMINDER - Open Enrollment and Insurance Changes

The Open Enrollment period allows employees to make changes to or enroll in benefits effective January 1, 2007.

The following benefits may added, dropped or changed:

Health Insurance Life Insurance Accident Insurance Dental Insurance Vision Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts - Must enroll for the 2007 year to participate in Medical or Dependent Care Flex Spending.

The following are changes to be implemented as of January 1, 2007, to the non-statutory health insurance plans:

* Reduce Employer Contribution for Traditional Blue 901 Plan to 75% of Lowest Cost Plan. Traditional Blue 901 Premiums effective January 1, 2007, will be $101.89 for Single coverage and $178.58 for Family coverage per pay period.

* Offer both Traditional 901 and POS 203 to the Retiree Group.

* Decrease the Employer Contribution for Two-Employee Coverage from 85% to 80% effective January 2007, with other reductions following in subsequent years.

There will be a representative on campus to discuss the insurance plans. Meetings will be held in the Kenyon/Allen/Davis Room in Powell Campus Center on Tuesday November 28 at 1:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Any changes to coverage will need to be made during the Open Enrollment period. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Human Resources Office.

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